trimming
/ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/noun, verb
trimming is spelled T-R-I-M-M-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trimming means “The act or process of someone who trims” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trimming is trimmings.
How many letters and syllables are in trimming?
| Letters | 8: T-R-I-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trimming?
Trimming appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trimming?
- /ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/
Trimming has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trimming.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trimming
- trimmings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trimming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of someone who trims.
- 2
An instance of that act or process.
I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
- 3
Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
- 4
An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
- 5
An accessory or accompaniment.
Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
- 6
colloquialdatedA reprimand or chastising.
to give a boy a trimming
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of trim
I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trimming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to trim:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | recortadura, recorte |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.